Nov 2018

HARYANA 17% dip in straw burning cases this paddy season   With paddy harvesting season almost over, data shows that Haryana has managed around 17% reduction in the incidents of paddy straw burning this year as compared to 2017. While the state had detected a total of 16,032 incidents related to burning of paddy in … Read more

HARYANA Only 10% coverage, immunisation in rural areas a big challenge   Poor immunisation coverage in rural Gurugram means nearly 90% of infants in the age group of 12-23 months are at risk of contracting infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, measles and polio, experts say. Immunisation coverage in rural Gurugram is 10.8%.   The number, as per National Family … Read more

HARYANA ·        Haryana CM dedicates projects worth around Rs  100 crore in Kaithal   ð  Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal on Thursday inaugurated and laid foundation stone of 14 development projects to the tune of  over Rs 95.43 crore at Kaithal.   ð  These development projects would add a new chapter in the development of … Read more

HARYANA Panchkula administration gives green light to satellite survey   In a bid to identify land areas that come under Panchkula, the administration has approved conducting a satellite survey of the entire district.   Multiple cases regarding boundary issues between public and government are pending with the Haryana Urban Development Authority (Huda) and local courts. It has been learnt that … Read more

RAJASTHAN GSI to use NASA-developed tech to locate minerals in Rajasthan   The Geological Survey of India (GSI) is going to use ultra-modern remote-sensing technology developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for the first time in India to map surface mineralogy.   An MoU was signed with Geoscience Australia as a part … Read more

HARYANA Haryana offers land to Army for setting up prepartory institute   The Haryana government has offered land to the Army for setting up of Armed Forces preparatory institute in the state.   At present the state’s contribution in the Armed Forces is over 9% that is significant, but state want to raise it further … Read more

HARYANA ·         Haryana plans new road in Gurugram via leopard corridor, Mangar area   ð  Haryana’s public works department has proposed a 16km road to link two parts of Gurugram, cutting through a leopard corridor in the Aravalis. ð  The road proposes to connect Gurugram-Faridabad road to Sohna road by cutting across the Aravali ranges, allowing traffic headed for … Read more

RAJASTHAN Percentage of young voters in Rajasthan below national average   The percentage of voters belonging to the age group of 18-19 in Rajasthan is just 2.58 per cent of the total population, way below the national average of 4.22 per cent.   The total population of people belonging to the age group 18-19 is 32,42,874. Out of this, … Read more

RAJASTHAN Job generation target given December deadline   The Industries department has been striving hard to meet the target of employment generation schemes of state and central governments. The district centers have been asked to fulfill the targets of the Prime Minister Employment Generation Programme of central government and Bhamashah Rojgar Srajan Yojna of state … Read more

HARYANA KU to get Rs 100 cr from Centre   The Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) has accorded final approval to a grant of Rs 100 crore for Kurukshetra University (KU) for infrastructural development.   There were apprehensions initially that KU might lose Central funds as the state’s oldest university did not fulfil the … Read more